My (mostly inferred, not confirmed) guess is No.
Lots of people forget as time goes on, but this server was not built to be a replica for players. This server was a passion project by a few hobbyist developers who wanted to re-create classic era EQ, all of the patches, 2 expansions, etc... Because the source code for the original EQ has long been lost.
What they wanted to do with the code they created? Who knows. Maybe leverage it into jobs with the EQ IP holders to work on future projects (success on that front).
But Nilbog's continued effort in implementing obsolete patches (pre end-of-Velious lifetime) is not an indicator of a new server on the horizon; but, it seems to be an indicator that Nilbog would like to finish the project by successfully completing the reverse engineering 2.5 years of source code, patches, and expansions.
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